from the government and non-government sectors, supported by a Secretariat based at Statistics New Zealand to support the DFP work programme. The DFPs mandate includes the development of data use projects that allow progress on system-wide public sector issues. 34. The development of SDG indicators and the concurrent development of the DFP provides a timely opportunity to improve the New Zealand Governments data collection practices data on children and outcomes for children, which currently are not disaggregated in a manner that is compatible with the CRC framework. The Committee noted its concern at this incompatibility in its 2003 report on New Zealand and recommended that the New Zealand Government develop a system of data collection that covers all the CRC’s areas, with particular attention paid to collection of disaggregated data concerning Maori children.18 35. In addition to the development of sustainable development indicators and related data collection practices, the SDGs will also need to be supported by an effective, formal accountability framework to ensure that a sustained commitment is made. Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health Professor Paul Hunt has observed that monitoring indicators constitutes a step towards the development of an accountability process, but does not constitute an accountability process in itself.19 36. The Commission considers that SDG indicators relevant to child rights outcomes should therefore be considered for inclusion in any future developments that may arise or derive from the Government’s CRC Work Programme. Recommendations for the Committee 37. The Committee may wish to consider including the following questions in its List of Issues for the New Zealand Government:  What steps is the Government taking to incorporate the UN Sustainable Development Goals into its public policy framework, in particular with regard to policies that directly or indirectly affect children?  What progress is being made towards a developing a system of data collection and indicators that conforms with the requirements of the CRC?  How does the Government intend to monitor and review its progress in meeting its child rights related commitments under the SDGs? Section 2: 18 CRC/C/15/Add.216, page 4, paragraphs 16 and 17 Hunt P, SDG Series: SDGs and the Importance of Formal Independent Review: The Opportunity for Health to lead the way, 2 September 2015, http://www.hhrjournal.org/2015/09/02/sdg-series-sdgs-and-the-importance-offormal-independent-review-an-opportunity-for-health-to-lead-the-way/ 19 8